The Prodigal Son’s Happy Life - Chapter 696

[Chapter 696 How does it taste?]

Emperor Chu stood in the farmland, looked at the busy farmers, and sighed.

Even if he reads so many poems and reads so many memorials every day, what’s the use?

It’s really better to leave your own thermal pavilion, go out for a walk, and see the world with your own eyes!

Thinking of this, Emperor Chu silently left the farmland and stood aside, watching the farmers continue to dig sweet potatoes.

When Liu Cheng saw this scene, he was relieved, hurriedly put down his hoe, and followed Emperor Chu.

Emperor Chu glanced at him and originally wanted him to help the farmers continue to dig sweet potatoes, but then he thought about it and realized that it was not easy for this bitch to accompany him, so he didn’t embarrass him any more.

Time passes minute by minute.

Soon, all the sweet potatoes in this acre of field were dug out.

Without the Emperor Chu’s orders, the soldiers brought weights and measures.

Then put the sweet potatoes on top and weigh them little by little.

Although Emperor Chu didn’t understand much, he still stood aside and waited.

But in fact, he already had a rough idea in his mind.

Apart from anything else, he almost didn’t need to weigh it. Just by looking at it, he could confirm that the yield of sweet potatoes must far exceed that of rice!

As for whether it really reaches 7,000 pounds or not, it is no longer particularly important.

The important thing is that sweet potatoes do exist, and they do have such good yields.

Although he was still waiting, a smile appeared on his face.

This smile is a happy smile.

Not only because of this sweet potato, but also because Fang Xiu

still remembers what this sweet potato is.

It was a Nanyang businessman who claimed to be Wannian Ginseng.

If it were an ordinary person, I would probably mistake it for ten thousand year old ginseng.

Just make a mistake and it’s no big deal.

Anyway, no one knows what effects the thousand-year-old ginseng has.

Since I spent real money to buy ten thousand year ginseng from others, what’s the big deal if I treat it as ten thousand year ginseng and give it away?

Probably many people in this world have this mentality.

Even the Emperor of Chu himself may not be exempt from vulgarity.

In fact, it was not like he had never seen something similar to a sweet potato before.

There was once a Nanyang businessman who also paid tribute to him with this thing.

I’m just talking about exotic ginseng.

Without thinking much at the time, he rewarded the ginseng to his concubine.

Now that I think about it, if I had not easily listened to the Nanyang businessman, maybe this sweet potato would have been successfully cultivated long ago.

Maybe, the famine in the Central Plains would never happen.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chu frowned slightly and sighed again.

At this time, the pro-military captain had already calculated the weight of the sweet potatoes, walked up to Emperor Chu, and bowed solemnly.

Then he said: “Your Majesty, the sweet potatoes in this acre of field weigh 7132 kilograms!”

When he said this, he himself showed an expression of disbelief. What kind of concept is

seven thousand one hundred and thirty two pounds

?

The grain produced by such an acre of sweet potato land can be equivalent to more than ten acres, or even dozens of acres of rice.

What an achievement!

If all the land were planted with such sweet potatoes, would there be any need to worry about not having food to eat in the future?

The answer is obvious, no!

If all the land were planted with sweet potatoes, I’m afraid the court wouldn’t have to worry about anything from now on!

With enough food to eat, who is willing to do those things like chickens and dogs stealing?

With enough food to eat, who wouldn’t want to read books by sages?

Now that there is enough to eat, how many more people should be needed to contribute to the court?

With enough food to eat,

the pro-military captain is just a small captain, and he can think of so much.

What’s more, what about Emperor Chu?

At this moment, he had an excited expression on his face and was speechless for a long time.

He understood the meaning of this sweet potato very well.

However, at this time, a voice suddenly came from the side.

“Your Majesty, how are you going to eat these sweet potatoes?”

Emperor Chu was startled for a moment, then became confused.

yes!

How could I forget this!

If this sweet potato tastes extremely bad, it will be difficult to eat.

What’s the point of having a high output?

It is probably just like the chaff, people only eat it when they are so hungry that they can’t stand it anymore.

Then his high output means nothing.

When Emperor Chu thought of this, he frowned slightly, looked at the farmers, and said, “Go and ask how you want to eat these sweet potatoes.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Immediately, a military guard came to ask questions.

Just for a moment.

The farmer appeared in front of Emperor Chu and said, “Your Majesty.”

After such a short period of busy work, they were able to face Emperor Chu calmly.

Because they just saw with their own eyes that Emperor Chu was working in the fields!

In this way, the emperor may not be much different from them.

It’s just that there are more people around and they are using golden hoes.

Emperor Chu didn’t expect them to think so at all. He just asked, “Do you know how to eat these sweet potatoes?”

When Emperor Chu said this, he felt a little nervous.

I am afraid that the answers from these farmers will bring me great joy and great sadness.

The main reason why they are so happy about the high yield of sweet potatoes is that the sweet potatoes are food and can be eaten.

If this sweet potato cannot be eaten.

Then its output is meaningless no matter how high it is.

The farmers looked at each other with doubts on their faces.

It took a lot of time to dig the sweet potatoes.

As an emperor, he doesn’t even know how to eat?

This emperor is too stupid!

They thought so in their hearts, but the expressions on their faces did not change at all.

Instead, he replied respectfully: “In reply to Your Majesty, there are many ways to eat sweet potatoes. You can wash them and eat them directly. They are sweet and delicious. You

can also roast them over fire and eat them. They are sweet and fragrant. You can also boil them. It’s delicious when eaten alone, but I don’t know how to describe it. It tastes much better than ordinary porridge, and it’s very sweet.

Moreover, this food is very anti-hunger, and it is more anti-hungry than other grains. After eating a little, I feel all over my body. They are all full of energy!

Now we just dig sweet potatoes and eat them, and occasionally eat one or two, and Manager Qian will not say anything.”

Manager Qian was of course referring to Qian Zheng.

Emperor Chu was slightly startled, with a look of surprise on his face.

There are three ways to eat? And from what this old farmer said, it seems delicious?

Very sweet?

How can this be?

In Emperor Chu’s understanding, the way of heaven and earth is the golden mean.

Everything maintains a balance.

In the “Basic Physics” published by Zhuxuanzhai, this seems to be called conservation of energy.

Anyway, it all means the same thing.

That is to say, if the yield of sweet potatoes is high, then there must be deficiencies in other places.

How is it possible to have high yield and good taste?

(End of chapter)